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Jabari Ishmael Career Story

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Player Story

Jabari Ishmael story

Jabari Ishmael built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Miami, FL wearing No. 9, spending time with Marshall, Miami, and Southern Miss. The clearest part of Jabari Ishmael's career was his defensive production: 52 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 3 passes defended across 21 career games in the available record. That gives Jabari Ishmael's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Miami

    2021-2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Marshall

    2023-2024

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    Southern Miss

    2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

202120222023202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonMiami1104.2—
2022 Regular SeasonMiami0——-1
2023 PostseasonMarshall07.51.20
2023 Regular SeasonMarshall07.51.20
2024 Regular SeasonMarshall10.524.64.610.5
2025 Regular SeasonSouthern Miss6.521.85.1-4

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Coastal Carolina

Week 12 · W 31-19 · Conference game

Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

5

Havoc Plays

86.1 takeover

5 disruption/tackle impact with 86.1 takeover score.

Game stats

#2

vs No. 58 Mississippi State

Week 1 · L 17-34

1.5

Havoc Plays

66.1 takeover

Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 66.1 takeover score.

Game stats

#3

@ No. 103 Georgia Southern

Week 7 · W 38-35 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

51.4 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 51.4 takeover score.

Game stats

#4

vs Central Connecticut

Week 4 · W 69-0

1

Havoc Plays

48.3 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.3 takeover score.

Game stats

#5

vs No. 87 Troy

Week 14 · L 18-28 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

46.1 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.1 takeover score.

Game stats

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2025 Regular Season · Southern Miss

6.5 primary output · 21.8 efficiency · 5.1 usage

51.6

#2

2024 Regular Season · Marshall

50.2

10.5 primary · 24.6 efficiency · 4.6 usage

#3

2023 Postseason · Marshall

39.2

0 primary · 7.5 efficiency · 1.2 usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

2

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

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